Guess the grade - toned Morgan edition

Please guess the grade on this colorful Morgan:

 

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Hey. Not much of a Morgan man but I'll give her a go.
MS63 She's a little scratchy on the Obverse a little. Not sure if that hurts in terms of grading.

 

MS-64+

 

MS-63 for me

 

The answer is: MS-64

 

The coin looks high 63 or low 64 based solely on surfaces, but with that color it is going to get a strong color bump. I don't think it will make it to gem though.

MS64+

 

Technical grade MS62

Market grade MS66

 

63

 

63+

 

I'll give her the 65 maybe even a +.. but I have a rough time grading toned coins

 

63

 

MS62+

 

And the reveal....

MS 64 CAC ....based on the slab photo and the hits that show up on it, I had it as a high end 62/lower end 63. The color bump explained the 64. I did not expect it to CAC given the potential color bump (market grade). However, the difference in value between a 62/63/64 is not significant, so the sticker or lack of it does not make a big difference (unless someone only collects toned Morgans with stickers).

The coin ended at 1,575 (with the fee). I was interested in it regardless of grade or sticker but my value was closer to $1k, so I did not bid in the end.

 

I wuz at 63

 

Winner winner!

 

I'm kind of shocked that it got the CAC thing.

 

I know it has a lot of green, but I wouldn't go above $500 based on those obverse surfaces.

 

That surprised me most (the grade I understood based on a color bump).

 

A bit different but in some ways similar, I sold this MS 63 for 850 in 2024 (the buyer then resold it for around $400 more on eBay). This was a 63 and it had similar contact marks (maybe slightly less severe when comparing the GC slab shots against each other). It also had no sticker (which should not matter much at these grades but it does to some). I still think the 64 cac from the original post is closer to $1k than $500 but I do understand the sentiment based on the obverse surfaces.